Fri. Oakland pictures

"India itself had a more sinister and depressing effect upon me than I would have thought possible. I was shocked by the misery of the emaciated figures, the joyless seriousness in their somber glances, the often cruel monotony of the landscape and, more than all else, the rigid division of classes and races…" Stefan Zweig World of Yesterday


Why pictures of Oakland? Becuase this city is so strange, than I feel the need to celebrate its paradox... The world should have an opportunity for a glimpse into this uncanny place.
This photo was taken on 45th St. between Lawton and Shafter or thereabouts. While I was waiting for this truck to go by, so I could take the picture, the driver yelled out, "Take my picture!" so I did.